posted 21 years ago
I agree with Thomas. I'd say there are a few things here:
1. My concern that even if MS could stop piracy, they'd still charge the same amount (if not more). This would be bad because most people are NOT going to switch to Open Source alternatives. Remember, a good 95% of the software/OS users are NOT programmers/network people, etc.
2. I sell software. I do not make big bucks. However, the current atmosphere of "pirate whatever you can" makes it very hard for me to make a living off my software. It is, pure and simple, stealing.
What can we do about not JUST ensuring thaqt pricacy is minimized, but ALSO that prices are kept to a resonable level as well?